Medicinal Chemistry

Lan Thi Hoàng Nguyễn

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• Research Article
  Vitamin D and Obesity
  Author(s): Khanh vinh quốc Lương and Lan Thi Hoàng NguyễnKhanh vinh quốc Lương and Lan Thi Hoàng Nguyễn
  
  Objective: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is considered an important public issue in the United States and is increasing among both children and adults. There is evidence of aberrations in the vitamin D-endocrine system in obese subjects. Therefore, we will review the role of vitamin D in the adipose tissue. Methods: Review Medline database literature and discuss the relationship between vitamin D status and obesity. Results: It has been noted that vitamin D deficiency and obesity share many of the same risk factors, including both indirect – environmental factors (nutritional, racial, geographic, seasonal, and exposure to air pollution) -- -- and direct - genetic risk factors (vitamin D receptor, polycystic ovary syndrome, cytochrome P450, locus 20q13, vitamin D-binding protein gene polymorphisms, and aP2 gene). Vitamin D is fat-soluble and stored in adi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0444.1000107

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